FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

Penaeidae 945
Parapenaeopsis tenella (Bate, 1888)
En - Smoothshell shrimp; Fr - Crevette glabre; Sp - Camarón liso.
Maximum body length 7 cm (females) and 5 cm (males), commonly between 4 and 6 cm. Found
from depths of 5.5 to 50 m, but mostly around 10 m, on muddy or sandy mud bottoms. Taken mainly
by trawls. Apparently common in the western part of the area, but of very limited commercial
importance due to its small size. Marketed fresh for local consumption. Indo-West Pacific from
Pakistan to Japan and northern Australia.
Parapenaeopsis uncta Alcock, 1905
anterior plate
posterior plate
thelycum
petasma (ventral view)
En - Uncta shrimp; Fr - Crevette uncta; Sp - Camarón uncta.
Maximum body length 13 cm (females) and 8.3 cm (males). Found from depths of 40 to 90 m on clean
sand, sometimes mixed with shell fragments.Taken by trawls.One of the relatively larger representatives
of the genus, but nowhere abundant and only sporadically found in shrimp catches. Marketed mainly
fresh or frozen for local consumption. Indo-West Pacific from Kuwait to India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
rostrum of large males
(after Motoh and Buri, 1984)
anterior plate
posterior plate
thelycum
distolateral
projection
(lateral view)
petasma (ventral view)